The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-15
Criminal Court.

the bench. The final case in which
an entry was made read as follows
State vs.. T. T. Mullins The de-
PENDANT served with a copy of the
Indictment and the sheriff ordered to
summon special jurors to the number
of thirty and the clerk ordered to
issue special venire for the same.
This is a case which has been in the
courts for the last eighteen months.
Mullins shot and killed a negro near
Hughesville, the sequel to some
trouble arising from cropping, which
the negro was doirg on Mullins
farm.
The following named were sworn
and charged by the court as grand
jurors:
James Smiley, Harry Longan, Dav-
id Weikal, Willis Franklin, James
Bagby, Ira Perdue, George Parish,
Jr., j. F. McAninch, A. Farnham,
Jno. w. Houx, Jno. D. Crawford and
Geo. E. Dugan. Col. j. d. Craw-
ford was named by the court as fore
man.
City of Sedalia vs. F. A. Sampson.
Continued by consent. This case was
an appeal from the city recorder in
case of some technical violation OF
city ordinance.
City of Sedalia VS.. Otto Mass. Dis
missed at defendants cost by agree
ment. This case was appealed from
the city recorder wherein the defen-
dant was charged with renting houses
to disreputable characters.
City of Sedalia VS., w. A. McNul-
ty, Continued by consent. This
case was similar to the Sampson case,
being an appeal from the recorders
court.
City of Sedalia VS.. F. A. Sampson
and II. l.. Sampson. An appeal
from the recorders court. Continued.
City of Sedalia VS.. w. F. Boyer,
An appeal from the recorders court.
Dismissed at the cost OF the city.
State vs.. Fred Page, charged with
train wrecking during the strike of
1886. This case was tried at the April
term, and the jury could not agree to
a verdict. No new evidence had been
discovered since the last trial and it
was deemed advisable to dismiss the
case, aud the entry was 80 made.
Page came into court this morning
when the order was made, aad the
court was unusually brief in his talk |
to the defendant.
State VS.. Conrad BOwly. This is an |
appeal from Justice Fishers court. 1t
was for an alleged assault of the de-
PENDANT upon Mrs. Mary Bokee on
August 9th, '87, for which Bowly
was fined S.. A motion was made to
discharge the defendant.
State of Missouri VS. Caleb King, in
dicted for grand larceny. Pleaded
guilty and remanded 10 Jail to await
sentence.
State of Missouri VS.. w. ID. Bowers.
Charged with forgery in the third de-
gree. Pleaded guilty to first count,
and state dismissed as to Sec
Dnd count. This is the
Young man who forged the name of
]. 5. Napton to a check for 1915 on
he First National bank a few months
ago. He was remanded to Jail.
State vs.. Mullins, murder, is set for
Nov. IL for trial.
State of Missouri VS.. Andrew Payne.
Indicted for grand larceny. Pleaded
guilty. Remanded to jail. This was
4 case of horse stealing.
State of Missouri VS.. Frank T..
Mason, charged with practicing con-
idence game. This young man was.
IN the 23d day of October, endeavor-
ng to pass bogus Kansas City craft
after banking hours. He is a sport,
md said before Judge Halstead that
he used the draft occasionally when
ne was broke, to capture the "Jack
Pots" he got interested in, and in this
way he would "bluff" all balance of {
he betters out. He plead not guilty
his morning. He will have his trial
IN Saturday, the 18th inst. L
In the case of the state vs. Hanna
Washington and Isaac Clay, charged ,
With keeping a bawdy house, {
he state enters nOlle as to /
Hanna Washington. and dismissed J
ase against Isaac Clay. 8
State VS.. Richard Werdeman on
wo counts of selling liquor without IL
ense, defendant withdraws plea of !,
lot guilty, and on one count fined $40;
he other count dismissed at defend .
nt's cost.
State vs.. Henry Werdeman, on two .
cunts of selling liquor wit hout IL y
ense defendant enters plea of gull
= on one count and fined $40; the c